Important Announcement Regarding Arts Council Arts in Education Grants

The Arts Council of Anne Arundel County recognizes the impact the corona-virus outbreak has had on schools ability to continue their Residency and Auditorium programming. If you are a school who was awarded an Arts Council FY20 Arts in Education Residency or Auditorium Grant, please see below options on how to proceed with your schools art programming.

If it is possible to achieve the desired message and agreeable at the same contracted price, the Arts Council is allowing schools to proceed virtually with their Residency or Auditorium. If your school is able to do the Residency or Auditorium virtually, this should be reported in your schools final report as soon as the program has been completed or no later than June 30, 2020.

If proceeding virtually is not an option for your school, the Arts Council is allowing extensions of the funding to be used in the beginning of next school year, which would not impact your schools funding for FY21 Arts in Education Grants. The program would have to be scheduled by December 31, 2020. We will need something in writing from the artist or representative of the artist that confirms the new date so we can document the change and the final report must be submitted as soon as the program is complete.

The Arts Council will continue to provide updates as we receive more information.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to McKenna Kennedy, [email protected], with any questions you may have.

Click HERE for more information about our Arts in Education Program.